D
DC
I'm thinking about getting a new printer and have been looking at
the LaserJet 1320 and the Color LaserJet 2550L. I haven't previously
had a colour printer before and I don't need to print colour often.
However, having the ability would be nice. I have seen the 2550L
advertised in Australia for $699 and the 1320 for $708.
I want which ever printer I buy to work in Windows (XP) and Linux
(Solaris and HPUX would also be nice). The 1320 emulates Postscript
level 2 and the 2550L emulates Postscript level 3.
According to the HP web site the 2550L comes with a 5000 page black
cartridge. I imagine the 1320 would come with a 2500 page cartridge.
According to my calculations the 2550L should work out cheaper per
page (for black only printing $837 vs $1159 for 6000 pages excluding
paper). This is based on an average coverage of 7.5% (which is
typical for me based on previous usage).
The attraction of the 1320 is that it comes with a duplexer (which
doesn't actually offer much in the way of cost savings when a ream
of paper is around $5-6), and it takes less desk space. The
attraction of the 2550L is that it looks like being cheaper to run
and can do colour as well.
One concern I have is that I know some colour printers use colour
cartridges to do grey printing. Is this only inkjets or can I expect
to be using colour toner to print grey?
Would anyone have any comments on which might be the better option
or the reliability of these printers?
Thanks.
the LaserJet 1320 and the Color LaserJet 2550L. I haven't previously
had a colour printer before and I don't need to print colour often.
However, having the ability would be nice. I have seen the 2550L
advertised in Australia for $699 and the 1320 for $708.
I want which ever printer I buy to work in Windows (XP) and Linux
(Solaris and HPUX would also be nice). The 1320 emulates Postscript
level 2 and the 2550L emulates Postscript level 3.
According to the HP web site the 2550L comes with a 5000 page black
cartridge. I imagine the 1320 would come with a 2500 page cartridge.
According to my calculations the 2550L should work out cheaper per
page (for black only printing $837 vs $1159 for 6000 pages excluding
paper). This is based on an average coverage of 7.5% (which is
typical for me based on previous usage).
The attraction of the 1320 is that it comes with a duplexer (which
doesn't actually offer much in the way of cost savings when a ream
of paper is around $5-6), and it takes less desk space. The
attraction of the 2550L is that it looks like being cheaper to run
and can do colour as well.
One concern I have is that I know some colour printers use colour
cartridges to do grey printing. Is this only inkjets or can I expect
to be using colour toner to print grey?
Would anyone have any comments on which might be the better option
or the reliability of these printers?
Thanks.